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Letters Patent No. 71,50-11, dated November 26, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY' C'ONCERN;

Be it known that I, LEANDER MUDGE, of Springfield, in the county ofClark, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBed-Bottoms; and I do herebyr declare' that the following is a full,clear, and exact .description oi' the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1is a plane view.

Figure 2 is a transverse section.

The same letters are employed in both figures in the indication oi' thesame parts.

My improvement consists in the' substitution oia small cord, arrangedand sustained as hereinafter described, in place of the slats of Woodand various other, devices used in bed-bottoms, for the purpose ofmaking a cheap and comfortable bed. i

Iattaeh and sustain the cord to a frame oi' the proper size and shapefor a bed, commencing at one end of the bed, on the side rail of theframe. I first fasten a spring of coiled wire, to whiehis attached thefirst end of the cord, which is carried across the frame from' side toside at short intervals, and extending the entire length of the same,sustained by sheaves or grooved pulleys, turning easily on -bolts orpins attached to the frame, and connecting the other end with a wheeland axis, by which the cord may be tightened.

The following description will enable those skilled in the art to applymy improvements.

In the drawings, A represents part of the frame of the bed-bottorn,being the end and side rails thereof. The cord Gr is attached to aspiral spring, fastened at one end of the side rails, and it is passedacross from side to side, as-shown ing. 1, passing around groovedsheaves B like those of a pulley, turning freely upon a pin, by whichthey are fastened to the rails. The other end of the cord is fastened toan axle, D, which is attached to a brace, A', and'whicli is turned bythe wheel E, or by a wrench or crank, for the purpose of tightening thecord as required. A ratchet-wheel, F, attached to the axle-wheel, incombihation with the pawl Fl and spring F2, holds the axle in position,preventing it from unwinding the cord when it has been wound around .theaxle. The cord, moving freely over the sheaves B, may be tightened atwill by the use of the wheel and axle, andthe spring G gives elasticityto the bed-bottom, and relieves the cord from the strain of suddenshocks.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A bed-bottom, constructed with a small cord, G., traversing the spacebetween the side rails, passingraround vpulleys B, attached to thelatter at close intervals, and connected at one end to the bedstead, orto a spring, C, and at the other to a tightening-axle, D, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEANDER MUDGE.

Witnesses:

J. K. Mownn, -H. S. SHOWERS.

